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| USAAF 5th AF 90th BG 400th BS  90th BG c1943 |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in San Diego. Constructors Number 1440. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-53-CO Liberator serial number 42-40363. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 90th Bombardment Group (90th BG) "Jolly Rogers", 400th Bombardment Squadron (400th BS) "Black Pirates". Nicknamed "Tyrannosaurus Rex " with the nose art of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur stepping on a Japanese airplane. This B-24 flew bombing missions over New Guinea and the Philippines. On December 13, 1944 condemned as obsolete and scrapped. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-53-CO Liberator 42-40363 "40363 condemned salvage obsolete Dec 13, 1944" Contribute
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